Mario Balotelli has adopted a pair of white Staffordshire Bull Terriers from his local rescue centre in Liverpool. That’s one dog for each goal he’s scored for the Reds since his £16million move from AC Milan to Anfield in the summer.

The striker posted this picture to his Twitter account, holding a rescue dog in each arm, along with the comment of "Met these guys on the local rescue centre and now they have a new home. Who can guess their names?"